Clin Assoc Prof Oh Choon Chiat

MBBS, MRCP (UK), FAMS (Dermatology), FRCP (London), MCI, M.Sc (Derm Prev Onco), PhD

Senior Consultant

Singapore General Hospital

Specialty: Dermatology

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About Doctor

Languages Spoken

Education and Training

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Awards

Research Trials/Clinical Trials

Publications

Conditions Treated By This Doctor

Acne Acne Marks and Scars Basal Cell Carcinoma (Skin Cancer) Cellulitis Cold Sores Cysts and Tumours Eczema Hair Disorder Hair and Nail Problems Melanoma Melasma Pigmentary Disorders (Vitiligo, Melasma, Pigmented Birthmarks) Psoriasis Seborrhoeic Eczema Seborrhoeic Keratosis Skin Cancer Skin Growths Skin Infections Skin Tags Squamous Cell Carcinoma Urticaria (Hives) Warts

Clinical Interests

General Dermatology, Laser Surgery, Mohs Surgery, Nail Surgery, Skin Cancer, Skin Surgery

Clinical Appointments

Consultant

Surgery and Surgical Oncology, SGH & NCCS

Dermatologist

SingHealth Duke-NUS Transplant Centre

Senior Consultant

Dermatology

Academic Appointments

Clinical Associate Professor (DUKE NUS Medicine ACP)

About Doctor

I am a senior consultant at Singapore General Hospital’s Department of Dermatology, with specialist training and a career in clinical dermatology and research. My clinical training was completed in Singapore, followed by fellowship in skin cancers and immunocompromised hosts at the University of Zurich, Switzerland. These were complemented by research in this field, with a Master of Clinical Investigation, a Master of Science in Dermoscopy and Preventive Dermato-oncology and a PhD on oncogenic viruses and immunology in skin cancers.

Languages Spoken

English
Chinese

Education and Training

PhD, Duke-NUS (Singapore)
Fellow, Royal College of Physicians (UK)
Master of Dermoscopy and Preventive Dermato-oncology, University of Graz (Austria)
Master of Clinical Investigation, NUS (Singapore)
FAMS Dermatology (Singapore)
Specialist Certificate Examination in Dermatology (UK)
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, National University of Singapore (Singapore)

Professional Appointments and Committee Memberships

Chapter of Dermatologists, College of Physicians Singapore (Honorary Secretary)
Research Council Singhealth Medicine ACP (Council Member)

Awards

Singhealth Duke-NUS AMII Healthcare Innovation Transformation Fellow
NHIC Innovate To Develop (I2D) Grant
NMRC Transition Award
NMRC Research Training Fellowship
Singhealth Quality Service Award: Silver
Outstanding Faculty Award- Residency in Singhealth Excels (RiSE)
Singhealth 10 Years Service Award

Research Trials/Clinical Trials

T-cell Immunity in Persistent Human Papillomavirus Skin Infection and Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma among Organ Transplant Recipients
Multi-omic analysis and Immune Profiling of Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma among Immunocompetent Hosts and Organ Transplant Recipients
Moh’s Surgery AI-Enhanced Skin Cancer Tissue Recognition (MAESTRO)
Portable Home-Based Photodynamic Therapy for Skin Cancer Treatment

Publications

Cutaneous Adverse Reactions and Survival Outcomes of Advanced Melanoma Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in an Academic Medical Centre in Singapore.
Lim AY, Chan JY, Oh CC.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2024 Jul 25;14(15):1601
Gamification of dermatoscopy education using a smartphone mobile platform: A pilot study.
Aponso S, Tan YTN, Jain S, Oh CC.
JAAD Int. 2024 Apr 20;16:91-96.
Sun protection patterns among organ transplant recipients and non-organ transplant patients with skin cancers in Singapore.
Chen LH, Aponso S, Oh CC.
JAAD Int. 2024 Jun 14;16:272-274. doi: 10.1016/j.jdin.2024.05.001
Incidence of cutaneous graft-versus-host disease in a Singapore academic medical centre - A retrospective cohort study.
Tan WH, Ho A, Zin TK, Jordan HCC, Lee HY, Pang SM, Yeo YW, Choo KJL, Oh CC.
Australas J Dermatol. 2023 Feb;64(1):e26-e33.
Skin conditions in liver transplant recipients in a Singapore academic medical center: A retrospective cohort study.
ShengYang Lian B, Lee Krishnamoorthy T, Oh CC.
JAAD Int. 2021 Jul 31;4:70-78.
Trends of cutaneous basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, and melanoma among the Chinese, Malays, and Indians in Singapore from 1968-2016.
Oh CC, Jin A, Koh WP.
JAAD Int. 2021 Jun 30;4:39-45.
Coffee, tea, caffeine, and risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer in a Chinese population: The Singapore Chinese Health Study.
Oh CC, Jin A, Yuan JM, Koh WP.
J Am Acad Dermatol. 2019 Aug;81(2):395-402
Dermatological conditions seen in renal transplant recipients in a Singapore tertiary hospital.
Oh CC, Lee HY, Tan BK, Assam PN, Kee TYS, Pang SM.
Singapore Med J. 2018 Oct;59(10):519-523.
Painful skin lesions and squamous cell carcinoma predict overall mortality risk in organ transplant recipients: a cohort study.
Oh CC, Hofbauer GFL, Serra AL, Harwood CA, Mitchell L, Proby CM, Olasz EB, Mosel DD, Piaserico S, Fortina AB, Geusau A, Jahn-Bassler K, Gerritsen MJP, Seçkin D, Güleç AT, Cetkovská P, Ricar J, Imko-Walczuk B, Dębska-Ślizień A, Bouwes Bavinck JN.
Br J Dermatol. 2017 May;176(5):1179-1186.
A study of topical methyl-aminolaevulinate red-light photodynamic therapy in the treatment of actinic keratosis in Chinese patients: a Singaporean experience.
Oh CC, Theng TS, Chong WS.
Clin Exp Dermatol. 2015 Jul;40(5):502-6